Date: May 22, 2010
Israeli Shayetet 13 commandos boarded the Gaza Freedom Flotilla while still in international waters trying to break the ongoing blockade of the Gaza Strip; nine Turkish citizens on the flotilla were killed in the ensuing violent affray. Date: May 31, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 31 📅 Events on…
Unknown criminals pour more than 2+1⁄2 million liters of diesel oil and other hydrocarbons into the river Lambro, in northern Italy, sparking an environmental disaster. Date: February 23, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 23 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
Mass protests in Greece erupt in response to austerity measures imposed by the government as a result of the Greek government-debt crisis. Date: May 5, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 5 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2010Arghandab Wedding Suicide…
Up to 50 people are killed and another 100 injured in two militant suicide bombings and attacks in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan: the first on an Awami National Party rally in Timergara; the second on the U.S. Consulate in Peshawar. Date: April 5, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April…
Space Shuttle Atlantis launches on the STS-132 mission to deliver the first shuttle-launched Russian ISS component — Rassvet. This was originally slated to be the final launch of Atlantis, before Congress approved STS-135. Date: May 14, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 2010…
The Deepwater Horizon drilling rig explodes in the Gulf of Mexico, killing eleven workers and beginning an oil spill that lasted six months. Date: April 20, 2010 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 20 📅 Events on this day in 2010 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 2010Afghanistan Hindu…